Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070118658
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Submitted by: Steven PearsonLast updated: about 1 year ago
Title Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) Quick Reference
Description
Describes configuring AMT through BIOS extension menu, after selecting AMT from a choice of AMT or ASF on a BIOS System Setup screen. Dated Oct. 2005 according to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-020828.htm.
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Submitted by: Steven PearsonLast updated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # 6353885
Description
This patent specifically refers to configuring a device via user selectable BIOS configuration settings. (This patent also teaches an improvement over user interaction to obtain a setting, the improvement being use of a smart card encoded with same.) A specific setting for "management alert format" is not mentioned however.
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Submitted by: Robert VilaLast updated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # 5390324
Description
This patent describes a method to detect errors in the BIOS during the POST process. When an error is detected, the user can be alerted via a pager.
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Submitted by: Brian CragunLast updated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # US6178503
Description
Patent by PowerQuest for BootMagic boot menu for multiple operating systems.
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Submitted by: Brian CragunLast updated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # US6928542
Description
US6928542 provides for detecting various OS's on a PDA and displaying them in a menu for user selection. Includes a POST step.
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Submitted by: Brian CragunLast updated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # 5379431
Description
US Patent 5379431, System boots a processor and attached peripherals. Resets storage of peripherals. Then, initializes a simple environment to activate operating system, enabling file sharing and other basic services to customize IO devices, system preferences, and hardware configurations.
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Submitted by: George BradfordLast updated: about 1 year ago
Name/Title GNU GRUB
System Type Application Program
Description
It's GRUB for BIOS!
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#2Software package management
Applies to Claims 6,9
Submitted by: Richard KairisCreated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # 6381742
Description
A software package manager uses a distribution unit containing components for a software package and a manifest file that describes the distribution unit to manage the installation, execution, and uninstallation of software packages on a computer.
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Submitted by: Bob LoblawCreated: about 1 year ago
Patent/Application # 7,185,189
Description
Patent number 7,185,189
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